Automatic match-manufacturing machine.



s. HATAKEYAMA. A AUTOMATIC` MATCH MANUFACTURING MACHINE. APPLICATIDNFILED IAN. Il'. 19T?.

1,218,651.. Patented Mu, 1917'.

N1TE` ST SAKUSHIRO HATAKEYAMA, OF SHIMOYAMATE DORI, KOBE,JAPANYASYSIGNOR OF ONE- v `HALF TO CI-IOJI FUNAI, 0F MOTOMACHI DORI,KOBE, JAPAN AUTOMATIC MATCH-MANUFACTURING- MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed January 11, 1917. Serial No. 141,787.

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAKUsHIRo HATA- KEYAMA, subject of Japan, residingat No. 119 Shichiphne, Shimoyamate Dori, Kobe, Japan, have invented newand useful Improveniente in Automatic Match-Manufac turing Machines, ofwhich the following is a speciiication. y

This invention relates to an automatic match manufacturing Vmachinewherein a number of cylinders provided with a large number of rows ofsmall holes bored at equal distances from one another are joinedtogether at their both ends, with links of equal length, so that saidcylinders and links form an endless chain which is made to' moveintermittently link by link. When the chain is stationary, some of thecylinders are made to rotate on their own axes by means of a pinionlixed to either side of each cylinder, for the purpose that theinsertion, removal and tipping of splints may be executedat desiredpositions. The object of this invention is to replace the tape systemwith a cylinder system which not only saves much of the space generallyoccupied by machines of the tape system but by causing splints to rotatewhen they have been tipped, they are dried more easily and are tippedwith more regular heads.

Figure l is a side elevation of the chief part of this invention; Fig. 2is a plan of one of the cylinders when in the position for removingmatches; and Fig. 3 is a section thereof on the line III*III. The samereference numbers refer to the same or corresponding parts throughoutall the figures.

Around the cylinders small holes 2 are bored at equal distances from oneanother and in parallel lines, for inserting splints a.

On either side of a cylinder 1, on its axle 3, a helical pinion 4 isfixed, next the helical pinion 4 a roller 5 is mounted, then the axlepasses through the edges. of the.. two adjacent links 6, 6', and thewhole is fastened down by a collar 7. In this way the links 6, 6 form anendless chain and connect the cylinders at equal distance. The aforesaidrollers 5 travel between the inner member 8 and the outer member 8 of atrack provided on either side of the machine. On the inner side of theinner member 8 helical toothed racks 9 are fixed at certain intervals,so that whenthe cylinders are intermittently moved by one link by asuitable device, some of them may be made to rotate on their own axes,thus the cylinder at the position A (Fig. l) makes a rotation while ittravels, and the splints it holds pass through a paralin bath, whilewhen at the position B (Fig. 1)the splints are exposed to drying draftmore efliciently on account of the rotation. At the positions C, D and E(Figi) the helical pinion 4 gears with worms l0 (Fig. l) and the wormsbeing moved a certain angular distance at a time, the cylinders are madeto rotate just the breadth between two rows of the holes. Thus splintsare planted in the holes at the position C by the automatic matchmanufacturing machine, Japanese Patent No. 29526, or any other suitablemeans; in the position D these splints are tipped from below and headsformed; and at the position E the cylinder stops at the upper end of thevertical part of the track and the heads of the splints on the cylinderare caught between the teeth of a comb 11 which is mounted parallel tothe cylinder and moves backward and forward on the plane of the axis ofthe cylinder. The teeth of this comb l1 are'curved downward and thespaces between them are broad enough at the foot to admit the heads obut toward .the free ends they are narrowed and are just broad enoughfor splints but not for their heads. Thus receding motion of the combpulls out the matches caught between its teeth. Then the rotation of thecylinder by the breadth between two rows brings the next row of-matchesinto position for re moval. In this Way allthe matches on the 'cylinderare pulled outand they are collect- 'they form an endless chain, and byintermittent motion or traveling of said cylinders link by link andintermittent rotation of individual cylinders, substantially as and forthe purposes hereinbefore set forth.

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2. An automatic match manufacturing machine characterized by a number ofcylinders provided with rows of small holes bored at equal distancesfrom one another all around the circumference and joined together bymeans of links into an endless chain; by rotation on their own axes ofindividual cylinders caused by the gearing ol worms with helical pinions.iiXed to both sides of cylinders which makes individual cylinders torotate on their own axes; and by the gearing of said helical pinionswith racks-i'ixed to inner side of' track which makes individualcylinders rotate on their own axes'while traveling as a Whole,substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

3. An automatic match manufacturing machine consisting of cylindershaving a large number of small holes all over the circumference andoined together by links, and provided with a device for. removingnatches consisting of a comb between the teeth of which they areadmitted and caught at places where spaces between said teeth arenarrowed and pulled out, substantially as and ilor the purposeshereinbe'lore set forth.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAKUSHIR HATAKEYAMA,

Witnesses:

YosHiKA IKEDA, ToMoJINo KrrAJIMA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

